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His brother, Denis Compton (see above), was also a footballer and cricketer for Arsenal and Middlesex, although Leslie was extra profitable in football and Denis in cricket. Compton, Denis Charles Scott (1918-1997) - The brother of footballer Leslie Compton (see under), Denis Compton was an English cricketer who performed in 78 Test matches, spending the whole of his cricket profession with Middlesex. Compton, Leslie Harry (1912-1984) - Leslie Compton was an English footballer and cricketer who played for Arsenal and Middlesex respectively. Like his brother he was additionally a gifted footballer and performed for Arsenal Football Club. On the formation of Provincial Grand Lodge of recent Zealand, De Burgh Adams was appointed Deputy Provincial Grand Master and, on the resignation of Brother Cormack Patrick O'Rafferty, C.E., he took over the ruling of Provincial Grand Lodge. An ardent Freemason, Desaguliers was elected the third Grand Master in 1719, and was Deputy Grand Master in 1723 and 1725 of the newly formed Premier Grand Lodge of England (see also Anthony Sayer under).

He was renowned for the flamboyance and showmanship of his films, two of his best successes being the epics ‘The Ten Commandments’ (1923, which DeMille remade totally in another way in 1956) and ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’, that gained the Oscar® for Best Picture in 1952. DeMille was a Mason in the Prince of Orange Lodge No.16, New York City. He won the Medal of Honor for his management on this action. It was a sluggish street to stardom for London-born De Courcey however, in 1976, he received the ‘New Faces’ televised expertise competitors grand closing and his career took off. They gained the 1975 last (Lloyd scoring a century.) and the 1979 remaining. He took part within the Crimean War (1853-1856) and was on the Siege of Sevastopol. Throughout the Second World War his wife, actress Carole Lombard, was aiding with the U.S. His Test debut was in opposition to New Zealand in 1937, and his first century came in only his second Test in opposition to Don Bradman’s (see above) Australian touring aspect in 1938. Compton’s dashing approach to batting, and the sheer enjoyment he exuded, endeared him to a generation of cricket lovers.

Crockett, David ‘Davy’ (1786-1836) - A 19th Century American folks hero, Davy Crockett was a frontiersman, soldier and politician and a U.S. By January 1944, he had risen to command the U.S. Glenn, John Herschel (1921- ) - The primary American astronaut to orbit the earth in a spacecraft in 1962, John Glenn turned a U.S. Dole, Robert Joseph ‘Bob’ (1923- ) - A decorated (and wounded) veteran of World War Two, Bob Dole was a U.S. He served in the Royal Marines in World War II and, after the battle, turned to performing. A pure and gifted pilot, this Freemason led the daring ‘Doolittle Raid’ on Tokyo in 1942. This explicit bombing raid undoubtedly helped shorten the conflict within the Pacific as it induced the Empire of Japan to carry many preventing men in reserve to defend their previously "untouchable" homeland. Desaguliers, John Theophilus (1683-1744) - John Desaguliers (Pronounced: day-zagüly- ay) was a French Freemason and pure philosopher. Faber, John Eberhard (1822-1879) - Few persons on the earth have not at one time held of their hand a product from the famous Faber Pencil Company of which Eberhard Faber was the top.

Charles Coward was awarded the Israeli Peace medal; certainly one of solely two British residents to be so honoured - the opposite recipient being Sir Winston Churchill, also a Freemason. Franklin held the Masonic title of Grand Master of Pennsylvania, and was one of the 13 Freemasons that signed the American Constitution. Born in Canada in 1830, his family moved to Ireland and he became a member of the Victoria Lodge No. IV, Dublin, the place he was registered a Master Mason in 1852. On coming to New Zealand in 1857, he affiliated with Ara Lodge No. 348 in the Irish Constitution. Major Henry (1830-1869 ) - Provincial Grand Master of recent Zealand (Irish Constitution) - Henry De Burgh Adams was Principal Purveyor to the Army when stationed in New Zealand and carried the rank of Major. Corbett, Harry H. (Born: Harold Corbett) (1925-1982) - The son of a British Army officer, Harold Corbett was born in Rangoon, Burma but his mom died when he was three and he was sent to Manchester, England, had been he was brought up. When the regiment was recalled to England in 1868, De Burgh Adams went with it, however sadly he died in London the following year from complications attributable to a ruptured stomach ulcer on the age of only 39 years, leaving a widow and six youngsters.